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Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)

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July 10th 2012
After another long bus journey and a rather pain free border crossing we arrived in Saigon late at night at about ten o'clock. Saigon is a metropolis of a city and after the war finished it has grown up fast. I knew that navigating myself and a tired Jane to our hotel through the maze of tiny ally ways would be a difficult task. As soon as we stepped off the bus we were met by the usual tou ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Southeast » Ho Chi Minh City

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The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and was completed by 1884. It became part of French Indochina in 1887. Independence was declared after World War II, but the French continued to rule until 1954 when they were defeated by Communist forc... ... read more